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Victorians who have not received their booster shot could soon be banned from dining in cafes and restaurants.
The Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions met with hospitality and retail groups on Friday to discuss bringing in several changes to protect staff and customers.
Booster shots could soon be required meaning that unvaccinated and double-jabbed residents would no longer be allowed to visit a pub, restaurant or cafe.
QR code check-ins could also be ditched with health authorities using the app less as they scale back on contact tracing and shift their focus to high risk close contacts.
The discussions come after Victoria recorded 16,016 new cases and 20 deaths on Saturday.
Victorians who have not received their booster shot could soon be banned from dining in cafes and restaurants (pictured, residents visiting a cafe at Prahran)
Booster shots could soon be required meaning that unvaccinated and double-jabbed residents would no longer be allowed to visit a pub, restaurant or cafe (pictured, cafe worker in Prahran)
National Retail Association chief executive Dominique Lamb feared the new vaccine mandate would only lead to more customers lashing out at staff.
'It's a very polarising topic,' she told The Age. 'When this was in place last time we had members who were having human excrement smeared on their windows, they were hiring their own security and people were being attacked. We have great concerns about having to go through that again.'
Restaurant and Catering Industry Australia chief executive Wes Lambert said the mandate would
